Outsourcing

• Apple outsourcing gets mention in presidential debate

  Technology policy hasn't been high list of discussion topics in this year's election. Yet President Obama echoed the words of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in Tuesday night's presidential debate.

  www.washingtonpost.com

• Black aldermen criticize outsourcing plan

  Several African-American aldermen took aim Tuesday at Mayor Rahm Emanuel's plan to outsource telephone customer service jobs at the Water Management Department, saying the effort would have an unfair impact on black employees.

  articles.chicagotribune.com

• Quickflix outsourced payments to firm up position in Australia

  There were two big challenges for Quickflix when it came to outsourcing its payment systems. Firstly, it didn't want the changeover to cause any disruption to customers, and secondly, it wanted to ensure that the payment experience across all devices ...

  www.zdnet.com

• Fact Check: Pioneers of outsourcing

  Several of the companies mentioned in the article grew into major international players in the outsourcing offshoring field.

  www.washingtonpost.com

• IBM Sales Off Sharply In Third Quarter

  IBM on Tuesday reported solid third-quarter profits, but the tech bellwether struggled with top-line growth. Big Blue announced earnings per share (EPS) of $3.33, short of analysts' expectations.

  www.informationweek.com

• Costa Mesa to appeal ruling in outsourcing suit

  By MIKE REICHER / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER. COSTA MESA - Keeping alive one path toward privatizing city services, the Costa Mesa City Council voted Tuesday to appeal a lower-court ruling against outsourcing to the state Supreme Court.

  www.ocregister.com

• Boundaries between IT outsourcing and BPO are becoming blurred: Ovum

  What is the potential impact of cloud on propositions of platform business process outsourcing (BPO)? Will it develop and merge into business-process-as-a-service (BPaaS)?

  www.networkworld.com

• AstraZeneca tacks on Charles River deal amid outsourcing push

  AstraZeneca ($AZN) has sent more research work out the door to an outsourcing partner. The London-based drug giant struck a three-year deal with Charles River Laboratories International ($CRL), which will provide the pharma company with safety ...

  www.fiercebiotech.com

• Town's outsourcing of bus service is symbolic of attitude

  Hello, my fellow bus riders in Brattleboro! Does anyone out there like the new bus schedule? If so, I have not heard your voice yet.

  www.commonsnews.org

• Stocks shine as Thais, Filipinos nurture stability

  The country's accumulation of foreign exchange is driven by two sources: remittances, or money sent home to the Philippines by citizens who work abroad, and the dramatic growth in outsourcing. The remittance trend began as early as the 1960s, when ...

  seattletimes.com

• Analysis of the European, Middle Eastern, and African Contact Center ...

  This research study examines market trends, drivers, and restraints for European Middle-Eastern and African contact center outsourcing market. This study provides market size, revenue forecasts and breakdown by country, industry vertical segmentation.

  www.sacbee.com

• Volusia elections supervisor: Ballot outsourcing 'failed miserably'

  Supervisor of Elections Ann McFall is asking Volusia voters to be patient in getting their ballots, which have been delayed for several days as the contractor Advanced Ballot Solutions misrouted their delivery.

  www.news-journalonline.com

• Post Misrepresents Story on Outsourcing

  "But economists are unanimous that trade, including outsourcing, is hugely beneficial to economic growth at home and abroad.

  www.businessinsider.com

• Public employee outsourcing

  Instead of these public employees working for the government they would be our employees through our plan for outsourcing. The reasons behind our business plan are too voluminous to cover at this time.

  www.lehighacrescitizen.com

• Distrust of outsourcing, Patriot Act slowing cloud adoption in Europe

  Another gating factor on cloud: Europeans distrust outsourcing more than North Americans. "There is a delegation process - there's less outsourcing in Europe than in the US and not just in IT by the way. Cloud is another form of outsourcing - it's ...

  gigaom.com

• Outsourcing-related jobless aid tumbles

  The report noted a gain of 48,000 manufacturing jobs in Ohio since the recession ended in 2009 and said that outsourcing appears to be affecting smaller companies along with fewer workers at larger companies, suggesting that the effect of trade may be ...

  www.dispatch.com

• InfoTrends Releases Studies on Document Outsourcing Market

  InfoTrends is pleased to announce the completion of two multi-client studies surrounding the document outsourcing market. Service Expansion Opportunities for Document Outsourcing: North America and Service Expansion Opportunities for Document ...

  whattheythink.com

• Outsourcing: Quality dips, good workers lost

  I read with interest Mr. Scott Bradshaw's scathing column in The Citizen expressing his opinion of the outsourcing of city services to private contractors.

  www.thecitizen.com

• Could We Outsource Congress?

  Many American firms have found they can increase profits and productivity by outsourcing tasks - sometimes abroad, and sometimes locally - to subcontractors.

  hereandnow.wbur.org

• Mayor: Outsourcing cost effective for PTC

  Now that the bond and veto right issues with WASA have been resolved, I have called for advertising and interviews to fill two vacant board seats (resigned), one alternate (resigned) and one expiring term.

  www.thecitizen.com